Digital Snacks: Breaks for Students’ Brains
Resources from Tony Vincent’s March 2025 Presentation
There are lots of reasons to give students brain breaks. Quick pauses in learning relieve stress, reduce cognitive overload, break up monotony, and strengthen social bonds. Short mental recesses allow students to reboot so they can refocus. Let’s explore strategic intermissions that include interactive websites, satisfying videos, and zippy activities that bring about joy, connection, and curiosity.
Digital snack categories include Relaxing, Cognitive, Physical, Creative, Sensory, Social, and Humor.
Create customizable short URLs with is.gd, tinyurl.com, edushare.ing, or ta.padlet.com/short-link. Create a temporary short URL that is easy to type with yellkey.com.
Lofi music has a mellow, minimalist sound that creates a relaxed atmosphere.
Lofi Girl is a popular channel that streams Lofi music.